The Metroid Dread release date is just around the corner, and with the new trailer from the latest Nintendo Direct, fans will surely be even more excited to step back into the shoes of series protagonist Samus Aran.

Metroid Dread Release Date: October 8, 2021

The official Nintendo Switch Page for the game sets up the game's premise:

“Video footage from an unknown source indicates that the deadly X parasite—thought to have been eradicated—may still live.

The Galactic Federation dispatches a special unit consisting of seven E.M.M.I. robots to the remote planet ZDR, believed to be the source of the transmission. Soon after arriving on ZDR, the whole unit vanishes.

As the only one immune to the X parasite, intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent in to find out what happened.

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Shortly after landing, a mysterious foe traps Samus deep below the surface of this dangerous world.

Now, Samus must hunt or be hunted as she makes her way through a labyrinth of enemies to reach the surface.”

As a return to the series' roots – being the first 2D Metroid game since 2002's Metroid Fusion – the game is certainly one of the most awaited Nintendo Switch exclusives. Metroid Dread was originally conceived as a game for the Nintendo DS way back in the mid-2000s, so it's been a long time coming for this title. Fans of the genre will be able to get Metroid Dread in their hands next month, on October 8, 2021, when it finally hits its release date.